A Kurram operation by Pakistan's security forces foiled an infiltration attempt from Afghanistan and left 12 people dead, according to an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) account published by The Nation on 12 October 2026. Dawn reported the same news as forces stopping an infiltration attempt in Kurram, citing ISPR. ISPR is the media wing of Pakistan's armed forces.
What the release says
The Nation quoted a release issued from Rawalpindi. It said security forces had blocked Khwarij and Afghan Taliban who were trying to enter Pakistan from Afghanistan, and that 12 of them were killed in an intense exchange of fire. The release said the troops had kept a high state of alert and had thwarted the attempt. It added that Afghan Taliban posts opened fire to support the Khwarij infiltration attempt, and that precise fire from the soldiers killed twelve Khwarij and Afghan Taliban.
ISPR said the incident on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border again supported Pakistan's stance that the Afghan Taliban administration had failed to deny Afghan soil to a terrorist organisation, and had instead moved to "facilitate and patronise" cross-border terrorism. The copy in The Nation stops mid-sentence after that claim, so the remainder of the military's line is not available here. Dawn, The Nation and Business Recorder all put the number killed at 12. The military release named Khwarij and Afghan Taliban, while the Punjab chief minister and a Business Recorder headline referred to them as terrorists.
Naib Subedar Hidayat Aman
Naib Subedar Hidayat Aman was martyred during the exchange while confronting the infiltrators, the release said. A naib subedar is a junior commissioned officer in the Pakistan Army. He was 40 and lived in Ghizer district. ISPR described his stand as gallant and recorded his death as shahadat, its term for a soldier killed on duty. Business Recorder headlined the story as forces killing 12 terrorists, with a soldier martyred in Kurram.
Tribute from the Punjab chief minister
In Lahore, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif paid tribute to the security forces for foiling a cross-border infiltration attempt in Kurram district and killing 12 terrorists, The Nation reported. She paid homage to Naib Subedar Hidayat Aman, offered condolences to his family, and praised his sacrifice in defence of the country. Business Recorder reported the same tribute and the condolences, and said the attempt had been along the border in Kurram.
The accounts published on 12 October 2026 do not describe a follow-up raid, recovered weapons, or a fresh diplomatic step. What they place on record is the military's version of the Kurram operation, the death of a soldier from Ghizer, and a public message of condolence from the Punjab chief minister.
